WWE Raw And Smackdown Producers, Backstage News For January 16-20
Raw
– Bloodline promo with Judgment Day: Michael Hayes
– Solo Sikoa vs. Mustafa Ali: Michael Hayes
– Street Profits vs. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin: Jamie Noble
– Elias vs. Omos: Adam Pearce
– Alpha Academy vs. Judgment Day: Peter Williams
– Michin vs. IYO SKY: TJ Wilson
– Bianca Belair promo: TJ Wilson
– Bronson Reed vs. Akira Tozawa: Shane Helms
– Six Way Elimination Match: Abyss & Kenny Dykstra
Backstage notes
– NXT talent Charlie Dempsey took on Dexter Lumis on Main event. It was produced by Jason Jordan.
– Judgment Day was listed officially as “The Judgment Day.”
– Several talent got into Cincinnati Sunday night and attended the Cincinnati Bengals game, which the Bengals won.
– There was a talent meeting before the show, led by Triple H. It hit many of the same points as the Smackdown show.
– An internal WWE memo touted the show as the highest grossing Raw in Cincy history.
Smackdown
Producers
– Tag Contender Tourney: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus vs. Viking Raiders: Michael Hayes
– LA Knight match: Adam Pearce
– Tag Contender Tourney: Los Lotharios vs. Hit Row: Shawn Daivari
– Charlotte Flair promo: Molly Holly
– Tag Contender Tourney: Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium: Petey Williams
– Tag Contender Tourney: Legado Del Fantasma vs. Maximum Male Models: Jamie Noble
– Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens contract signing: Jason Jordan
Backstage News:
– Street Profits vs. Usos was the post-show dark match, produced by Jason Jordan
– Liv Morgan vs. Xia Li was the pre-show dark match, produced by Molly Holly.
– According to internal live events reports, Smackdown in Detroit was WWE’s highest grossing Smackdown in the city ever.
– There were no talent or employee meetings before Smackdown.
– The WWE office cuts were a big topic of conversation backstage. Several were very surprised that longtime WWE PR employee Adam Hopkins was gone.
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